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Updated: June 8, 2025
Many a woman goes to her place of work, leaving behind her children who have breakfasted with her on "kettle broth," and will be happy if the same is certain at supper time. "There's six of us have had nought but kettle broth for a fortnight," said one. "You know what that is? It's half a quarter loaf, soaked in hot water with a hap'orth of dripping and a spoonful of salt.
Now, Phadrick, listen, for you must decide betune us." "Orra, have you no other larnin' than that to argue upon? Sure if you call upon me to decide, I must give it agin Dinny. Why my judgment won't be worth a hap'orth, if he makes an ass of me!" "What matther how you decide, man alive, if he proves you to be one; sure that is all we want.
Then again the memory of the half-crowns, and the village talk and Watson would close upon her, putting her in a cold sweat. When would Isaac come? Who would tell him? As she looked forward to the effect upon him, all her muscles stiffened. If he drove her to it, aye, she would tell him she didn't care a hap'orth, she vowed. If he must have it, let him.
There is no one here, after all this gentleness, who has a hap'orth of love one to another, yea, many of them are sworn foes. The lady looks only to his greatness and high degree, so that she may thereby ascend a step above many of her neighbours.
Viktor related to us, omitting no detail, how he had in a certain 'gay' house met this officer of the guards, a very nice chap and of good family, only without a hap'orth of brains; how they had made friends, how he, the officer that is, had suggested as a joke a game of 'fools' with Viktor with some old cards, for next to nothing, and with the condition that the officer's winnings should go to the benefit of Wilhelmina, but Viktor's to his own benefit; how afterwards they had got on to betting on the games.
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